Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:20:04 +0100 From: "George Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] EZ-Gig HDD swap
Just waiting for some feedback here re my last posting (link to EZ-GIG instruction manual) in order to establish the exact procedure for copying then swapping drives... at this stage there seems to be a query re the BIOS and drive overlay set-up (i.e. I do not know the actual procedures involved. Incidentally if I purchase a 10Gig drive I am not worried about using beyond the 8.4Gigs that the Libretto "sees" - will this make the procedure simpler?? If I can get to the stage where I can visualise the procedure from beginning to end then I will go ahead - at the moment seems a bit muddy. (Please bear in mind I am not a teckkie - although am very acquainted with my beloved Libretto - I have never mapped drives, adjusted BIOS, etc etc) ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 1:09 AM Subject: Re: [LIB] EZ-Gig HDD swap > Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 00:08:07 +0000 > From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] EZ-Gig HDD swap > > Guess the post I just sent got axed with Dan's server problem. > > IBM/Hitachi support has reported back saying my 20GB HDD may be about to > self destruct. A pricewatch search for 'hard drive 20 GB 2.5 9.5 mm' comes > up with 20GB drives starting with a Toshiba MK2023GAS 2023GAS 20.0GB for > $73.00. Anyone have any experience with that model? > > How're things coming at your end George? > > Matt > > > >From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:52:53 +0100 > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>I wil check their last email to me when I can (which is not now...) - > >>ASSUMING > >>either a 10Gig or 12Gig replacement drive, if that makes it any easier - > >>what changes do I need to make to the Lib (I will raise the issue of price > >>of HDD's at a more relevant time). > > > >I think Albert pretty much covered that. I'm not quite sure why you need > >to upgrade the system BIOS to deal with the new drive, but I do it by > >routiine when I get new system. > > > >There's really not much to do to install the drive.. The drive cap comes > >off with two screws. The drive has a handle to pull it out with. The > >handle comes off with 2 screws, so take it off and mount it on the new one. > > Slide it in, and replace cap and screws. > > > >Then you'll have to install EZ-Drive 9.09 drive overlay to solve the > >problem of the system BIOS only being able to deal with drives up to 8GB. > >I think David Chien has a copy on his adorablelibretto website. > > > > > >>Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:56:46 +0100 > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>I was not planning to /reinstall/ Win95 as such but simply COPY my > >>existing > >>drive to the new one (as per EZ-GIG's user instructions)... I wa shoping > >>this would be the simplest and quickest method... > > > >EZ-GIG eh?: > > > >http://www.apricorn.com/product_details.php?ID=228 > > > >I'm assuming that package allows you to put your new drive in the EZ-GIG > >case, and connect it to a notebook via the PC card to transfer files, or > >make an image of the notebook drive, and load it onto the new drive. > > > >Only one snag there... and it's a >big< one. From the EZ-GIG page above: > > > >"EZ-GIG's a great backup and restore solution, too. If you have the same or > >greater size hard drive, plug the EZ-GIG PC Card (Type II) into the PC Card > >slot, boot off the EZ Gig II CD, and watch your files, applications and > >operating system get moved quickly and easily." > > > >To my knowledge, no Libretto X0CT or 1X0CT will boot from a CD-ROM drive. > >What you could use instead is Norton Ghost via a bi-directional parallel > >port cable connected to some other system if you have one available. You'd > >boot the system from a boot floppy disk with Ghost, and send the image file > >to the other system if its drive has the space for the data on your > >Libretto. Swap in the new drive to the Libretto, boot the Ghost floppy, > >and install the image from the remote system to the Libretto. > > > >I'm not sure if Ghost can make an image of one drive, and install it on > >another drive at the same time without 1st writing one huge .gho file to > >another drive, and then accessing that file to load the drive onto another > >drive. If it can, or if EZ-GIG or some other software will do it, you > >could transfer the Win95 setup on your Libretto to the new drive in a > >desktop if you have one available, and feel good about getting inside. > >You'd pull the Libretto drive, install it on the desktop via a cheap 2.5" > >to 3.5" adapter as the 'master' drive. Install the new drive into the > >deaktop too with a jumper on a couple set of pins to male it a 'slave' > >drive. And run whatever software will do the trick to make an image on > >one, and write it directly to the other. But setting up drives in desktops > >can get funky if the BIOS is fussy about where each drive gets hooked up. > >I went down that road a few times. > > > >I'm sure someone will have a few other options for you. But as far as I > >know, the EZ-GIG approach booting from a CD-ROM won't fly. > > > >Try writing Apricorn, and ask them if you can load some files from the > >CD-ROM onto a floppy disk that will boot the Libretto, and get the > >PC-Card/Cable/EZ Gig II connection to the Libretto working in >DOS<. > > > >Matt > > > > > > > >> >-- Original Message -- > >> >Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:44:08 -0700 > >> >From: Albert Viņals <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Subject: Re: [LIB] EZ-Gig HDD swap > >> > > >> > > >> >Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 19:42:24 +0200 > >> >From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Albert_Vi=F1als?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Subject: Re: [LIB] EZ-Gig HDD swap > >> > > >> >Hey, very commendable Weesco, I bought them my 40GB Travelstar for my > >> >Libretto. > >> >Yes, you need to update your BIOS; see latest version at Toshiba site. > >> >You need also a Drive Overlay, in order to see your entire 10GB; I do > >>think > >> >the best should be free EZ-Drive 9.09, better than IBM's Disk Manager, > >>which > >> >gave me a lot of problems. Try to find a link to discharge it at > >> >www.silverace.com/libretto > >> >Also, I do think you need to install it before reinstalling W95 in your > >>new > >> >HDD. > >> >Summing up, I advise to do a search in the files in the List; otherwise, > >> >Weesco are very kind on providing info, at least to get you minimally > >> >operative. > >> >Hope for the best. > >> >Regards. > >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: "George Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 5:32 PM > >> >Subject: [LIB] EZ-Gig HDD swap > >> > > >> > > >> >> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:31:14 +0100 > >> >> From: "George Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> Subject: EZ-Gig HDD swap > >> >> > >> >> Am finally going to look to change my HDD on my 100CT... Weesco's HDD > >> >> kit (IBM 10Gig drive + EZ-GIG transfer system) still looks good to me > >>- > >> >> can someone please advise if I need to do anything with the BIOS (or > >> >> indeed ANYTHING to the Libretto) before I go ahead? (Still running > >> >> Win95B... 64MbRAM...) IF I need to upgrade my BIOS can I do this with > >>my > >> >> existing set-up without causing any running problems?? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> George > > _________________________________________________________________ > Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN > Premium! > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/mlb&pgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200439ave/ direct/01/ > > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives > > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > Reply to any of the list messages. 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